Academy Reveals Key Dates For 89TH Oscars, Highlight Hollywood News

It’s never too early to plan for Oscars. Who do you wear? When do you start dieting? You know, all the important things that go with not winning one of the Oscars yourself. The Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences on Thursday announced its timetable for the 89th Academy Awards, and this season, Academy voters will have a little more time to consider the year-end rush of films before marking up their nominations ballots.

The Oscars themselves will be held on Sunday, Feb. 26, comparable to the same Sunday on which the 88th Academy Awards were held this year.

The nominations process is moving back on the calendar. Nomination voting will begin on Thursday, Jan. 5, six days later on the calendar than was the case last year when the nomination balloting opened on Dec. 30.

Nomination voting will close on Friday, Jan. 13 — last season, the nomination voting closed on Jan. 8. And nominations will be announced on Tuesday, Jan. 24 — last season, nominations were announced on Jan. 14.

The final voting, however, will proceed much as it did last season. Final voting will open on Monday, Feb. 13, and close on Tuesday, Feb. 21.

Other significant dates include those of the Governors Awards, set for Nov. 12; the Oscar Nominees Luncheon, which will be held Feb. 6; and the Scientific and Technical Awards, which will take place Feb. 11.